Import/export HS code 15155099: Various sesame oil

Sesame oil and its fractions, not for industrial use

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Mexico 13,086,665
China 3,997,104
France 3,380,466
Singapore 2,183,974
South Korea 2,155,387

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Mexico 6,244,949 6,841,716 +596,767
China 2,079,070 1,918,034 -161,036
France 1,648,382 1,732,084 +83,702
Singapore 1,259,842 924,132 -335,710
South Korea 1,118,632 1,036,755 -81,877
India 757,851 1,051,159 +293,308
Netherlands 790,229 381,286 -408,943
Germany 434,721 409,855 -24,866
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 420,866 274,806 -146,060
Japan 150,666 459,281 +308,615

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Mexico 17,036,247
China 4,245,466
South Korea 2,155,387
Singapore 2,102,943
India 1,777,240

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Mexico 8,102,531 8,933,716 +831,185
China 2,179,204 2,066,262 -112,942
South Korea 1,118,632 1,036,755 -81,877
Singapore 1,191,986 910,957 -281,029
India 775,949 1,001,291 +225,342
Japan 475,763 504,241 +28,478
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 403,782 222,616 -181,166
Malaysia 374,040 211,626 -162,414
Egypt 337,851 155,128 -182,723
Taiwan 196,323 175,636 -20,687

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 21
Outer London - South 16
Outer London - East and North East 15
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - West and North West 15 16 +1
Outer London - South 14 13 -1
Outer London - East and North East 10 14 +4
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 10 +4
Inner London - East 6 9 +3
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Essex 4 2 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,497,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,289,917
Other 335,927
Air transport 61,786
Road transport 10,377

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,046,384 13,451,070 +404,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,853,929 2,435,988 -417,941
Other 231,751 104,176 -127,575
Air transport 21,212 40,574 +19,362
Road transport 3,819 6,558 +2,739

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 10,031,247
Southampton 9,578,109
Felixstowe 6,263,008
Dover 3,579,057
Immingham Docks 888,304

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Gateway Port 6,579,245 3,452,002 -3,127,243
Southampton 2,775,414 6,802,695 +4,027,281
Felixstowe 3,577,519 2,685,489 -892,030
Dover 1,724,489 1,854,568 +130,079
Immingham Docks 499,931 388,373 -111,558
Harwich 351,435 76,067 -275,368
000 231,751 104,176 -127,575
Eurotunnel 69,663 260,086 +190,423
Killingholme 83,774 109,502 +25,728
London 20,052 157,647 +137,595

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Food and beverage service activities 13
Manufacture of food products 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 43
2025-10 43
2025-09 33
2025-08 31

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 47
54m+ 38
0-1m 35
15m-54m 13
Other 7

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 3,346,147
Germany 1,017,187
Netherlands 744,345
Ireland 609,839
Brazil 271,163

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 1,731,570 1,614,577 -116,993
Germany 482,350 534,837 +52,487
Netherlands 289,687 454,658 +164,971
Ireland 340,519 269,320 -71,199
Brazil 88,965 182,198 +93,233
Belgium 124,618 132,336 +7,718
France 91,695 158,274 +66,579
Austria 105,332 121,280 +15,948
Norway 88,562 100,352 +11,790
Switzerland 81,158 95,296 +14,138

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 5,440
XI 3,573
Netherlands 150
United States 122

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 5,400 40 -5,360
XI 2,996 577 -2,419
Netherlands 135 15 -120
United States 122 0 -122

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,032,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,383,181
Air transport 302,059
Other 20,894

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,530,272 2,502,296 +972,024
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,935,820 1,447,361 -488,459
Air transport 232,560 69,499 -163,061
Other 14,555 6,339 -8,216

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,708,494
Immingham Docks 1,943,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,021,417
London Gateway Port 611,773
Holyhead 300,514

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Liverpool Docks 1,376,937 1,331,557 -45,380
Immingham Docks 850,756 1,092,574 +241,818
Dover / Eurotunnel 346,151 675,266 +329,115
London Gateway Port 340,375 271,398 -68,977
Holyhead 185,193 115,321 -69,872
London Heathrow Airport 228,233 64,393 -163,840
Dover 213,872 72,530 -141,342
Southampton 0 174,334 +174,334
Felixstowe 80,518 81,444 +926
Heysham 36,155 36,233 +78

Quick facts

HS code: 15155099

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Sesame oil and its fractions, not for industrial use